Description
Crispy golden cornflake coating embraces cool, creamy Mexican Fried Ice Cream, delivering a delightful contrast of temperatures and textures. Cinnamon-spiced sweetness and crunchy exterior make this dessert a perfect finale for dinner with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 scoops (1 cup) vanilla ice cream
- 3 cups crushed frosted cornflakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Toppings and Drizzles:
- 3 tablespoons honey
- Canned whipped topping
- Chocolate syrup
Garnish:
- 4 maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet and place it in the freezer to chill.
- Create four uniform scoops of vanilla ice cream and transfer them onto the cold baking sheet.
- Allow ice cream scoops to firm up in the freezer for 60 minutes.
- Mix ground cinnamon into crushed frosted flakes, ensuring even distribution of spice.
- Remove hardened ice cream scoops from freezer and quickly roll each one in the cinnamon-flake mixture.
- Carefully shape each scoop into a compact, evenly coated sphere while preventing melting.
- Return coated ice cream balls to the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Refreeze the prepared dessert for an additional 120 minutes until completely solid.
- Moments before serving, artfully drizzle honey over each frosty sphere.
- Crown each dessert with a cloud of whipped topping.
- Elegantly stream chocolate syrup across the surface.
- Garnish with a vibrant maraschino cherry and serve immediately to preserve the crisp exterior.
Notes
- Ensure ice cream is rock-solid before coating to prevent melting during the breading process.
- Use crushed corn flakes as a gluten-free alternative to frosted flakes for those with dietary restrictions.
- Keep coated ice cream balls in the freezer until the absolute last moment before serving to maintain crisp texture and prevent rapid melting.
- Try different ice cream flavors like chocolate or strawberry for unique taste variations that still capture the classic Mexican fried ice cream essence.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 390 kcal
- Sugar: 37 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg